Forde-Yard Dash: This Weekend Could Reshape the Big Ten and Big 12 Races Ohio State will break in a new quarterback and Texas Tech is trying to avoid another stumble among the notable games in Week 9. Sports Illustrated · 12h ago
Lincoln Riley Has Run Out of Time at USC After the Trojans’ debacle against Wisconsin, it’s clear their five-season investment in the head coach is falling far short of their lofty ambitions and a fresh start is needed. Sports Illustrated · Oct 25
College Football’s Coaching Carousel Is Quiet at Midseason. Here’s What We’re Hearing. Mike Norvell’s decision that cost Florida State a win puts him back on the hot seat, while Maryland-Rutgers this week could be pivotal. Sports Illustrated · Oct 16
Forde-Yard Dash: The Winners and Losers of College Football’s Hot Seat in Week 5 Mike Norvell and Luke Fickell helped themselves Saturday, while Shane Beamer took another step toward the exit. Plus, football in the state of Colorado is in shambles. Sports Illustrated · Oct 5
College Football Message Board: Four Coaches’ Increasingly Hot Seats This week we’re turning the tables to examine a few coaching situations with our own posts around the country’s top coaches under pressure. Sports Illustrated · Sep 28
Forde-Yard Dash: The Big Ten’s Power Structure Flips With Massive Road Wins The old Big Ten West struck back with a vengeance with signature victories from Iowa and Wisconsin, while USC and Maryland have coaching hot seat questions. Sports Illustrated · Sep 27
Wisconsin Coach Luke Fickell to Be Fired Market on Kalshi is Rising Kalshi lists Luke Fickell as one of the favorites to be the next college football coach fired. Sports Illustrated · Sep 19
Forde-Yard Dash: Six Embattled College Football Coaches on the Hot Seat Already Mike Norvell’s enormous buyout at Florida State is no longer enough to keep his job safe, while others enter Week 3 with plenty at stake. Sports Illustrated · Sep 15
College Football: Ranking the Top 25 Playing Careers of Current FBS Coaches The vast majority of current FBS coaches played college football themselves—with a Heisman winner, a Pro Football Hall of Famer and a number of All-Americans among their ranks. Sports Illustrated · Sep 4
Assessing Lincoln Riley and Other College Football Coaches on the Hot Seat for 2026 The fifth-year USC head coach’s job security could be one of the key storylines this season. Here’s a look at the coaching landscape and who could be on the move. Sports Illustrated · Aug 21
Ranking the Big Ten Football Head Coaches Entering 2026 Our Stephen Vilardo ranks all 18 Big Ten Football Head Coaches ahead of the upcoming 2026 season, with Indiana's Curt Cignetti on top. SuperWest Sports · Jul 16
Biggest Winners, Losers Among College Football Coaches From 2026 NFL Draft Who could look back on jobs well done Sunday? Sports Illustrated · Apr 26
Wisconsin’s Luke Fickell Seems Aware the Clock Is Ticking Will pressure make diamonds for the coach in his fourth full season? Sports Illustrated · Apr 25
Way-Too-Early 2026 College Football Playoff Brackets: Expert Picks, Imaginative Scenarios Who’s the next Indiana? Will the Big Ten win a fourth straight championship? We dive into multiple projections for next season’s playoff. Sports Illustrated · Jan 23
SuperWest Sports · Nov 20, 2025 Week 13 Big Ten Previews: USC, Ducks in High-Stakes Duel he penultimate week of the regular season in the Big Ten has 16 of the 18 teams playing across eight
Sports Illustrated · Nov 11, 2025 Forde-Yard Dash: Can These Struggling Coaches Revive Their Teams Before It’s Too Late? Several big names, like Luke Fickell and Mike Norvell, are fighting to stop the slide as their fan bases’ patience wanes.
Sports Illustrated · Nov 9, 2025 College Football Week 11 Winners and Losers: Indiana Is Just Too Much Fun The Hoosiers pulled the escape of the year Saturday afternoon.
Sports Illustrated · Nov 9, 2025 Wisconsin Shockingly Upsets No. 24 Washington As Punter Leads Team in Passing The Badgers’ leading passer was their punter on Saturday.
Sports Illustrated · Nov 6, 2025 Luke Fickell: Wisconsin Makes Decision on Coach’s Status for 2026 He's struggled to replicate his smashing success at Cincinnati.
Sports Illustrated · Nov 3, 2025 Forde-Yard Dash: The Vanishing Coaching Class of 2023 Twenty-five new hires brought optimism fewer than three years ago and almost half are already gone with more likely to follow.
Operation Sports · Oct 27, 2025 What College Football 26 Says About Penn State’s Next Head Coach and James Franklin’s Future What's next for the Nittany Lions?
Sports Illustrated · Oct 19, 2025 Forde-Yard Dash: Despite Massive Buyouts, These Top-Level Coaches Are Feeling the Heat Several major programs will have big coaching decisions—and even bigger payouts—to ponder after a week in which several dominoes fell.
Sports Illustrated · Oct 19, 2025 College Football Week 8 Takeaways: Vanderbilt Could Make the College Football Playoff It's been quite the turnaround for Clark Lea in Nashville.
Sports Illustrated · Oct 19, 2025 Luke Fickell Has Message for Wisconsin Fans As Historic Slump Continues The 52-year-old coach is on the hot seat after back-to-back shutout losses to Iowa and Ohio State.
SuperWest Sports · Oct 14, 2025 McLaughlin: Improved Rushing Keying Wins for Trojans Spencer McLaughlin talks about the turnaround in the running game engineered by Lincoln Riley and his staff at USC.